World Cup 2014 Final: Germany vs. Argentina

World Cup final in Rio

Artists perform during the closing ceremony prior to the 2014 FIFA World
Cup Brazil Final match between Germany and Argentina at Maracana on
July 13, 2014, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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World Cup Final in Rio

Former Spanish international Carles Puyol and model Gisele Bundchen
present the World Cup trophy prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
Final match between Germany and Argentina at Maracana on July 13, 2014, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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World Cup Final in Rio

Argentinian and German supporters cheer for their team ahead of the
final football match between Germany and Argentina for the FIFA World
Cup at The Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, 2014.

World Cup Final in Rio

(From back, left) Russian President Vladimir Putin, FIFA
President Joseph Blatter, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, German
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Jordanian Prince Ali Bin al-Hussein (center-left),
Ali Bongo Ondimba (center), Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (center-right)
attend the closing ceremony ahead of the final football match between
Germany and Argentina for the FIFA World Cup at The Maracana Stadium in
Rio de Janeiro on July 13, 2014.

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World Cup Final in Rio

Martin
Demichelis of Argentina challenges Bastian Schweinsteiger of Germany during the
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final match between Germany and Argentina at
Maracana on July 13, 2014, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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World Cup Final in Rio

Argentina's forward Gonzalo Higuain (left) argues with Italian referee
Nicola Rizzoli (right) during the final football match between Germany and
Argentina for the FIFA World Cup at The Maracana Stadium in Rio de
Janeiro on July 13, 2014.

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World Cup Final in Rio

Germany's defender Benedikt Hoewedes (center) Germany's midfielder Mesut Ozil
(right) and Argentina's forward Ezequiel Lavezzi (left) compete for the ball
during the final football match between Germany and Argentina for the
FIFA World Cup at The Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on July 13,
2014.

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World Cup Final in Rio

Germany's midfielder Christoph Kramer (center) is helped from the pitch after sustaining an apparent concussion by
coaching staff during the final football match between Germany and
Argentina for the FIFA World Cup at The Maracana Stadium in Rio de
Janeiro on July 13, 2014.

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World Cup Final in Rio

Argentina's
forward and captain Lionel Messi (left) and Germany's defender Mats Hummels vie
for the ball during the 2014 FIFA World Cup final football match between
Germany and Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on
July 13, 2014.

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World Cup Final in Rio

Germany's defender Benedikt Hoewedes (right) heads the ball
towards the goal as Argentina's midfielder Javier Mascherano (center) and
Germany's forward Miroslav Klose watch on during the 2014 FIFA World Cup
final football match between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana
Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 13, 2014. The ball clanged off the post.

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World Cup Final in Rio

Germany's midfielder Mesut Ozil (center) vies with Argentina's midfielder
Lucas Biglia (left) and Argentina's forward Ezequiel Lavezzi (right) during the
final football match between Germany and Argentina for the FIFA World
Cup at The Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, 2014.

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World Cup Final in Rio

Germany's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (left) and Argentina's
forward Gonzalo Higuain (right) are watched by Germany's defender Mats
Hummels (center) as they compete for the ballduring the final football match
between Germany and Argentina for the FIFA World Cup at The Maracana
Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, 2014.

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World Cup Final in Rio

Argentina's goalkeeper Sergio Romero saves a shot on goal during the
2014 FIFA World Cup final football match between Germany and Argentina
at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 13, 2014.

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World Cup Final in Rio

Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (center) vies with Germany's defender Mats
Hummels (right) during the final football match between Germany and
Argentina for the FIFA World Cup at The Maracana Stadium in Rio de
Janeiro on July 13, 2014.

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World Cup Final in Rio

Mario Goetze of Germany (left) celebrates scoring his team's first goal
with Thomas Mueller during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final match
between Germany and Argentina at Maracana on July 13, 2014 in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.

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World Cup Final in Rio

Germany's defender and captain Philipp Lahm (front-C) holds up the World
Cup trophy as he celebrates with his teammates after winning the 2014
FIFA World Cup final football match between Germany and Argentina 1-0
following extra-time at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
on July 13, 2014.

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Winning Goal

Mario Goetze of Germany scores his team's first goal past Sergio Romero of Argentina in extra time during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final match between Germany and Argentina at Maracana on July 13, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Winning Goal

Germany's forward Mario Goetze scores his team's first goal during extra time of the 2014 FIFA World Cup final football match between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, 2014.

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Winning Goal

Mario Goetze of Germany scores his team's first goal past Sergio Romero of Argentina in extra time during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final match between Germany and Argentina at Maracana on July 13, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.